Hopefully this will be an entertaining thread. My question to you guys is this, what's the biggest mistake, magical or cultural, you've ever made during a performance? And also, what's the best "recovery" you've ever made?
For me, my best recovery was doing the Invisible Deck with a normal deck. I had pulled the wrong deck out of my bag after going through the entire thing of having them imagine a deck and flip a card over in the deck, all the usual Invisible Deck presentation. When I realized I'd pulled the wrong deck out I thought on my feet and was able to generate enough misdirection to finish the trick. I was able to spread the deck out on the table and reveal the reversed card and instantly continue with other effects. To this day, I don't think I've ever done a better Invisible Deck than that.
For me, my best recovery was doing the Invisible Deck with a normal deck. I had pulled the wrong deck out of my bag after going through the entire thing of having them imagine a deck and flip a card over in the deck, all the usual Invisible Deck presentation. When I realized I'd pulled the wrong deck out I thought on my feet and was able to generate enough misdirection to finish the trick. I was able to spread the deck out on the table and reveal the reversed card and instantly continue with other effects. To this day, I don't think I've ever done a better Invisible Deck than that.